From Joseph T. Shipley’s The Origin of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots.
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gultur: vulture, and other creatures
From Joseph T. Shipley’s The Origin of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots.
phol: to make slide; hence, to trick, to deceive
From Joseph T. Shipley’s The Origin of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots.
leis: track, footprint, furrow.
From Joseph T. Shipley’s The Origin of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots.
nogu: naked. Gk gumnos.
From Joseph T. Shipley’s The Origin of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots.
tekh(s): weaving; building (first, with wood).
From Joseph T. Shipley’s The Origin of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots.
ors: buttock, tail. Gk oura: tail.
From Joseph T. Shipley’s The Origin of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots.
“writing as an ox moves in plowing: one line right to left, next line left to right”
From Joseph T. Shipley’s The Origin of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots.
au(s): ear; hear, perceive.
From Joseph T. Shipley’s The Origin of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots.
ul: howl. Imitative / ulkuo: the flesh-tearing animal, the wolf.
From Joseph T. Shipley’s The Origin of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots.
Every animal, after coition, is sad.
From Joseph T. Shipley’s The Origin of English Words: A Discursive Dictionary of Indo-European Roots. I’ve found the book indispensable for years now—its discursiveness is a lunatic joy to get lost in. Anyway, the above passages extend/unwind from the root ap/apo; I found it while looking up the eytmology of poseur.
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